From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot took off from thomas creek airstrip at APPROXIMATELY1030. He flew into a canyon with rising terrain due to obstructed visibility from forest fire smoke. Aircraft impacted terrain at an elevation of approximately 7700 ft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TOOK OFF FROM THOMAS CREEK AIRSTRIP AT APPROXIMATELY1030. HE FLEW INTO A CANYON WITH RISING TERRAIN DUE TO OBSTRUCTED VISIBILITY FROM FOREST FIRE SMOKE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 7700 FT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.